as in amounts
a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter
the sum of human knowledge is now so immense that even a highly educated person can hope to absorb only a tiny quantum of it
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By then, California officials said people had already begun receiving their full benefit amounts, including in Sacramento County.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025 -
Alphabet shares are beating Meta Platforms shares by more than 40 percentage points year to date, for instance, with the disparity coming down almost entirely to investors' current level of faith in each company's smarts in deploying similar amounts of data-center capex.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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Build a live, searchable directory of Lagos fashion capacity—minimum order quantities, lead times, specializations—and connect it to wholesale marketplaces and diaspora retail partners.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Nov. 2025
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This tea contains caffeine, and drinking large quantities of it may cause side effects.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Quanta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quanta. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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